Razor-stropping device.



W. H. SHA'ITUGK. RAZOR STROPPING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1910.

9%,0L Patented Nov. 15, 1910.

ATTORNEYS 2D roller by spring 'means for holding the razor VVILMER HENRY SHATTUCK, 013

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BRIDGEWATER CORNERS, VERMONT, ASSIGNOE F ONE-THIRD TO LEONARD SAMUEL BRADLEY, DIP WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VEH- IVION'I, AND ONE-THIRD TO HENRY ELLSWORTH VAUGHAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW? YORK.

rAzon-srmorrmo DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. is, rare.

Application filed June 14, 1910. Serial No. 566,735.

To all whomit may concern: I

Be it known that LWILMER HENRY Sunr- TUCK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bridgewater Corners, in the county of lVindsor and State of Vermont, have invented a new and Improved Razor- Stropping Device, of which the following is full, clear, and exact description.

My invention rel tes to razor stropping devices, and one which may be operated oirthc ordinary strop, the razor blade holdcrbeing pivoted to pins secured to a roller which travels on the "Patron .b 1 which means the razor blade appear in the holder is moved to the other side by the roller, when the movement is reversed. v

Another object of the invention is to weight, the razor blade holder. so that the edge oi: the razor blade is held upward. and to connect the razor blade holder and the yicldingly. with its edge upwardlydisposed. Still other objects of the invention will following complete description.

In this specification I will describe the preferred form of my invention, it being understood that the scope of the invention is defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part offthis specifiati'on, in which similar clniractcrs of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my device as it is designed to be operated on the razor strop ,l ig. 2 is a plan view of the device without the handle; Figs. 3, =l, 5, 6 and 7 are views illustrating the movement of the razor bladcholdcr when the movementof the device is reversed; and'l ig. 8 is a side view showing a modification of. the invention.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that a rod 5 is provided, which is sci'llled to 'a handle 6, a roller 7 being joinnalcd to rotate on this rod To the roller 7 are secured two radially-disposed pinsfi, the razor blade holder 9 being pivoted to these pins. The razor blade holder 9 is composed of two members 10, which are pivoted together at 11, the members 10 having thumb pieces '12 which extend beyond the pivot.

it has for its object to provide Y The bodies of the members 10 are preferably minal of a spring member 13 presses against the curved portion.- of one of the members It), the other terminal of this spring member I pressing against the thumb piece 12 cit-the .other member 10. 'Each of the members 10 has a flange 14, the springldbeing protheir flanges 14 disposed against each other. One of these flanges 14 has lugs 15, which other flange 1-1. The razor blade holder is pivoted to the pins 8. as has been described,

ing the lugs 15. A leaf spring 17 is secured, at one of its tcrnnnals, to the roller 7, the leaf spring 17 bemg disposed longitudinally spring 17 having secured to it a member 18, the member 18 being pivoted to the flange .14 having the lugs 15.

In-using the invention, the thumb pieces 12 are pressed toward each other, which separates the flanges 14 and permits of the introduction of a razor blade 19. razor blades have orifices, through which the lugs 15 are disposed, so that when the thumb pieces 12are freed, ihe spring 13 will press the flanges 14 together with the razor blade through the orifices in the said razor blade. The device is then held by the handle (3 and is moved to and fro against the stropZO.

As shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings, when the device is moved to the left, with the roller 7 following the razor blade holder 9, the edge of the razor 19 is held against the the device is moved toward the right, the roller 7 rotates on the rod 5, as shown in moved upwardly and the razor blade 19 is the rear of the razor blade holder 9 is much heavier than the projecting razor-blade. The razor blade is therefore pointed to the right relatively to the pins 8 until the pins 8 pass the perpendicular, when the razor razor blade is pointed to the leftand is held upwardly relatively to the pms, the leaf curved, as shown in the drawings, and a terare normally disposed. in recesses 16 in the of the roller 7, the other terminal of the leaf These 19 therebetween, the lugs 15 being disposed Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings. As the roller 7 commences to rotate, the pins 8 are vided to draw the members 10 together, with the pivots being secured to the tla are 14 havslrop, when the movement is reversed and moved upwardly relatively to the pins, for

-blade holder swings on its pivot and the spring 17 and the member ,18 limiting the l swing of the razor bladeholdcr with the razor blade 19. I

In the modification shown in Fig. 8 of the dra ngs, thepins 8 are split at their outer terminals, the ivots 8 being fiattened/ and being disposed" etwen the sides of the split portions of the pins 8* respectively. As the pins are manufactured of resilient material, the pivots are held yieldingly with their flattened surfaces against the inner sides of the split portions of the pins. The pivots are secured to the flange 14 having the lugs 15 and the razor blade holder is therefore held yieldingly with the razor blade having its edge disposed in the direction of the roller.

Having thus described my invention, 'I

' claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a razor stropping device, a rod, a roller mounted for rotating on the rod, pins secured to the roller, a razor blade holder pivoted to the pins, and a spring means for,

olding the razor blade holder yieldingly relative to the roller.

2. In a razor stropping device, a rod, a roller mounted for rotating on the rod, pins secured to the roller, a razor blade holder pivoted to the pins, a razor blade secured in the holder, the razor blade holder being weighted for holding the edge of the razor.

upward, and a spring means connecting the razor blade holder and the roller.

3 In a razor stropping device, a rod ,a

secured to the roller, a razor blade ho der pivoted to the pins, the razor blade holder having two members, with flanges pivoted together, a spring for pressing the members toward each other, and lugs on one of the flanges, which are normally disposed in openings in the companion flange,

5. In a razor stropping device, a rod, a roller mounted for rotating on the rod, pins secured to the roller, having split resilient terminals, a razor blade holder, and pivots secured to the razor blade holder having fiattenedsurfaces disposedbetween the split sides of the pins respectively.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in' the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WVILMER HENRY SHATTUCK.

Witnesses: I

LEON EUGENE BRADLEY, HENRY ELSWORTH VAUGHAN. 

